UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q/A

(Amendment No. 1)

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2010

Commission File Number 1-6926

C. R. BARD, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New Jersey	730 Central Avenue Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974	22-1454160
(State of incorporation)	(Address of principal executive offices)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (908) 277-8000

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer  x	Accelerated filer  ¨
Non-accelerated filer  ¨	Smaller reporting company   ¨

(Do not check if smaller reporting company)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Class	Outstanding at June 30, 2010
Common Stock - $0.25 par value	93,647,863

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Amendment No. 1 to C. R. Bard, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2010 is being filed solely for the purpose of furnishing Exhibit 101 to the Form 10-Q in accordance with Rule 405 of Regulation S-T. Exhibit 101 provides financial information from C. R. Bard Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2010, formatted in XBRL. This Amendment No. 1 does not reflect any subsequent events occurring after the original filing date of the Form 10-Q or modify or update in any way disclosures made in the original filing.

Users of this data are advised that pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, these interactive data files are deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933 and are deemed not filed for purposes of section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934.

Item 6. Exhibits

(a) Exhibit 12.1* – Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(b) Exhibit 31.1* – Rule 13a-14(a) / 15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer

(c) Exhibit 31.2* – Rule 13a-14(a) / 15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer

(d) Exhibit 32.1* – Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer

(e) Exhibit 32.2* – Section 1350 Certification of Chief Financial Officer

(f) 101.INS**      XBRL Instance Document

(g) 101.SCH**    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

(h) 101.CAL**    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

(i) 101.DEF**     XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

(j) 101.LAB**    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

(k) 101.PRE**     XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

* Filed with the company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2010.

** Furnished with this Form 10-Q/A.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	C. R. BARD, INC.
	(Registrant)
Date: August 2, 2010
	/s/    TODD C. SCHERMERHORN
	Todd C. Schermerhorn Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
	/s/    FRANK LUPISELLA JR.
	Frank Lupisella Jr. Vice President and Controller

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Number
12.1*	Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
31.1*	Rule 13a-14(a) / 15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer
31.2*	Rule 13a-14(a) / 15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer
32.1*	Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer
32.2*	Section 1350 Certification of Chief Financial Officer
101.INS**	XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH**	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL**	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF**	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB**	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE**	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

* Filed with the company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2010.

** Furnished with this Form 10-Q/A.

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